The real estate industry has made more changes in the past year than the prior 5 years combined! Many of us are working from home, teaching at home and spending more time there than anyone thought probable. And there doesn't seem to be any end in sight.

If you're a flipper, this means some immediate changes in your vision of what a house needs. If you're a landlord, you probably want to know what you can do to anticipate these needs now as well as planning for future design.

We've brought you a Visionary who works with a seasoned rehabber. Andrea has a great eye for what a space can do and how to make that happen. She will discuss:

• Colors and materials for 2021
• Spatial planning for our new world of work, learn and play
• How Covid is affecting design
• Looking at home with new eyes
• Tips for quick, inexpensive updates on your rental
• How staging for the non-visionary can increase your AR

Andrea Hurst is the visionary arm of Gateway Strategies, a rehab and construction firm owned with business partner, Jim Ford. This dynamic duo has been instrumental in transforming old, dumpy or derelict properties into shiny, productive rentals and flips with a high WOW factor. They've done this for many of our members as well.

Colley Bailey is our Numbers Guy Realtor. He'll help us navigate the rough waters during this volatile real estate market. Between low inventory, high demand and Covid, You'll want to hear Colley's Market Update Report. He'll talk about:

·        Pricing Trends

·        The Incredible Shrinking Inventory

·        How Days On The Market can predict future activity

·        What he's seeing from the trenches